First victims named in Philadelphia plane crash

The first victims from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania plane crash that took place on Friday evening have been identified. They include the pilots as well as the doctor who was providing life-saving care to the young girl on the aircraft.

According to the Daily Mail, the downed Learjet 55 was piloted by Alan Montoya and the co-pilot was Josué Juárez. Both were killed in the crash that led to a fireball-like explosion in a densely populated area of Philly.

Doctor Raúl Meza was the physician taking care of the unnamed little girl who was accompanied by her mother on the plane when it plummeted out of the sky. Mexican emergency service XE Médica Ambulancia, posted on X, "At the moment we know that our head of neonatology, Dr Raúl Meza, was part of the crew of the XA-UCI air ambulance belonging to another company where Dr. Meza also provides his professional services."

The names of the first three have been revealed as some victims in the plane and helicopter crash on Wednesday near Reagan International Airport have also yet to be made public. The young girl was on the plane with her mother as well as another individual when it went down, but they are yet to be identified.

All six died in the crash, and at least one other person was killed on the ground when the plane came crashing down. At least 19 have injuries from the incident. The young girl had gotten life-saving medical treatment from the Shriners Children's Philadelphia hospital, and was on her way back to Mexico, with a stop in Missouri, then the tragedy struck as the plane fell out of the sky after it took off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport.